Ink & Feathers Comics Photo Gallery: Booksigning aand Conventions

Book/Comic Book Conventions and other signings

Picture features Cathy, Anthony, & Myke Feinman.

The picture to the left was taken in Herscher, IL in 1998 on Labor Day weekend. Back in the old days, we use to set up a table in the craft show. It's not something we have done in a long time. Things change when you move away from the area. We miss it sometimes and think, "Hey, we should do it again!" But then we remember that it all depends on the weather since it takes place outside. It's kind of a hit or miss. We may attend again one day in the future.

Picture features Cathy & Myke Feinman with Tim Tyler, fellow cartoonist.

When or where this picture was taken is unknown but it was some time in between 1991 and 1998. Tim Tyler had probably just launched his new company, Doom Theatre, when this photo was taken. Myke claims when he was still covering Kankakee county and happened upon Tim and his friends which led to him writing a story about them that helped him decide to finally do his comic book graphic novel, The Mask Conspiracy.

Photo features Pam Bliss, Anthony Feinman, and Rachel Hartman

The photo was taken at the Chicago Comic Fest in 1998. Pam Bliss is well know through out the small press as doing what is known in the business as "Mini Comics". One of her most famous creations is a dog know as Sparky. Rachel produces a amusing tales about a young girl, Amy, during the Renaissance age.

Picture features Andy Hall, Anthony Feinman, Eric T Gradberg, & Jay E Dickerson
This picture was taken at Wiz Con 2003 in Chicago, IL. Escape in a Dirigible had just been printed in it's prepublication form. Jay drove all the way from Wisconsin to see this con. I'm told it a seven hour drive at least. I think if I had to do it, I would have had TB by the end (Tired Butt). This is the first and last appearance of the GI Joe shirts at the convention. Andy and Eric had just recently created a website of their own that featured a GI Joe Card game of their design. The shirts featured the address of the website on the back. However, after word got out that they had done this (without Hasbro's permission), they were asked to take it down. Hasbro later did do a Gi Joe card game but it never picked up. People to this day still claim that the duo's version was the best. My opinion is that Hasbro should have hired the two to design it. It would have made Eric happy since that's the field he would like to get into someday. These were the only shirts made.

Photo features Jim Ridings, Sergio Aragones, & Myke Feinman

This picture was taken at the Chicago Comicon 1997. Sergio, of MAD magazine and Groo fame, happens to be one of Myke's favorite cartoonists. He was extremely happy to finally meet him, got some comic books signed and even had Sergio do an illustration of Terry Freedom for The Crystal Skull Files

Photo features Zach McDivitt
This picture was taken at WizCon 2003. Zach finally got a chance to attend a comic book convention not only for the first time but also as a published artist. He illustrated and co-wrote the short story, Stage Fright, with Andy Hall. It was featured as a backup story in Escape in a Dirigible. At the time he was a student at Illinois State University studying to be an Art Teacher. He later graduated and has recently married his sweetheart, Liz. He and Andy Hall are preparing to do another collaboration in the future. However, it all depends on when he and his new bride have time to separate from each other. It probably won't be happening for quite some time.

Photo features Zach McDivitt and LIZ

We wanted to get a picture of the two with the cover to Stage Fright. However, they forgot to turn the book around and we got the picture to Escape instead. Oh well! So much for posterity. Either way, we here at IF Comics have had a lot of compliments on the artwork to Stage Fright. We hope to see more of Zach's work in the future.

Photo features Batman with fan, Schaumburg Harmony alias THE PAW

This picture was taken in 2005 at the WizCon in Chicago, IL. In late 1999, Schaumy join the Feinman household and later became the star of our teddy bear books, In Search of the First Teddy Bear, The Teddy Bear Conspiracies, and soon to be released, The Wedding of Louis and Chocolate. He and others of his "Hug" now joins us at book signings. He himself signs his books and is always willing to meet and give hugs to fans. We see him here dressed as THE PAW, and elusive defender of Pawtropolis. So the next questions is: 'Who's the fan in this picture?"

Photo to the left features Myke Feinman, Schaumburg Harmony, & Anthony Feinman
Photo to the right features Schaumy, Myke Feinman, Eric T Gradberg, and Cathy Feinman

Both pictures taken in 2005 at two separate occasions promoting The Teddy Bear Conspiracies. Note how bored Eric is is the right picture. He still to this day does not get teddy bears

Could this be the REAL TERRY FREEDOM?

Date of picture is unknown

This is a picture of Myke and fan who just happened to be wearing flying goggles and a beret much like Terry Freedom wears in The Crystal Skulls Files. Coincidence?

Picture features Valerie McCann

This was taken 2006 at WizCon in Chicago, IL. Unfortunately this year, IF Comics did not have a table but will be returning next year with two NEW publications. Valerie will have a story featured in SUPERLATIVE TALES entitled, The Tourist Trap. This was Val's first visit to a comic book convention. Her main response to the experience was that she could not believe how much stuff there was just for comics. I am told that the convention in Chicago is nothing verses the Con that takes place in San Diego, California. It takes up four city blocks!